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New York Fed President John Williams uses an onion metaphor to explain U.S. inflation, noting inflation has fallen from a peak above 7% to 3.5% on the PCE measure. He says the outer layer is globally traded commodities such as grains, oil, steel and lumber, whose prices have eased as global demand has come into better balance.
Williams' view that commodity-driven inflation is fading suggests the Fed may hold rates high for longer, keeping the dollar firm and adding a modest headwind to dollar-priced grain and oil.
bis.orgJohn C WilliamsOct 3, 2023After 2,356 past bullish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
